Table 1. Baseline characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Tijuana, Mexico (N = 201).
| N | Percenta | |
|---|---|---|
| Personal and social characteristics | ||
| Age (Mean, SD) | 29.7 | 8.7 |
| Sexual orientation | ||
| Gay | 127 | 63.5 |
| Bisexual | 66 | 33.0 |
| Heterosexual | 7 | 3.5 |
| Living arrangement (lives with male spouse or steady vs. other) | 35 | 17.6 |
| Education (high school or more vs. less than high school) | 97 | 48.3 |
| Employment (employed vs. not employed) | 120 | 60.0 |
| Marital status (never married vs. other) | 157 | 80.1 |
| Average monthly income (> 3500 pesos vs. ≤3500 pesos) | 105 | 54.5 |
| Had a previous HIV-positive test result | 2 | 1.0 |
| HIV serostatus via rapid test result (HIV-positive vs. HIV-negative) | 35 | 17.4 |
| Self-identifies as a sex worker | 28 | 14.6 |
| Had female sexual partnerb | 48 | 24.0 |
| Psychological risk factors | ||
| Sexual compulsivity (Mean, SD) | 1.74 | 0.62 |
| Depressive symptoms (Mean,SD) | 10.6 | 7.8 |
| Internalized homophobia (Mean, SD) | 2.1 | 0.72 |
| Sexual risk behavior | ||
| Number of steady or regular partnersb (Mean, SD) | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| Number of casual sex partnersb (Mean, SD) | 3.0 | 5.8 |
| Number of anonymous partnersb(no money exchanged)(Mean, SD) | 1.7 | 5.5 |
| Number of exchange for sex partnersb(Mean, SD) | 2.4 | 8.0 |
| Total number of sex partnersb (Mean, SD) | 7.1 | 13.7 |
| Number of anal sex acts with male partners in past 2 months (Mean, SD) | 18.8 | 22.4 |
| Number of unprotected anal sex acts with male partnersb (Mean, SD) | 6.4 | 13.9 |
| Number of vaginal sex acts with a womanb (Mean, SD) (n = 45) | 14.8 | 21.3 |
| Number of unprotected vaginal sex acts with a womanb (Mean, SD) (n = 45) | 9.6 | 21.2 |
| Number of anal sex acts with a womenb (Mean, SD) (n = 46) | 8.7 | 20.6 |
| Number of unprotected anal sex acts with a womanb (Mean, SD) (n = 46) | 6.0 | 19.5 |
| Substance use | ||
| Used illicit drugsc | 83 | 41.3 |
| AUDIT-10d | 7.9 | 8.1 |
| Hazardous drinking (AUDIT-10 ≥ 8)d | 90 | 45.0 |
| Number of different drugs used (lifetime) (Mean, SD) | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| Injected drugsb | 4 | 2.0 |
| Used alcohol before or during sexb | 83 | 41.3 |
| Used drugs before or during sexb | 24 | 12.6 |
| Partner seeking venues | ||
| Sought out sex partners in public venueb | 46 | 22.9 |
| Sought out sex partners in commercial venueb | 93 | 46.3 |
aBased on valid percent;
bIn past 2 months;
cIn the past month;
dIn past year